Updated preference tabs plugins and GUI

diff --git a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
index 522b7732889c1ebafe4427115e86e46d8fc4cf34..29d1761bfeefc2eb4f6068a7a23d92c4c78e50c0 100644 (file)
--- a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
+++ b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/10_plugins.html
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ menu_title: Plugins Tab
 ---
 
 <p>
-  This tab contains settings that do not belong on the other tabs.
+  This tab contains settings that control the discovery and availability of
+  plugins.
 </p>
 
 <img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_plugins.png" alt="preferences
@@ -19,17 +20,22 @@ plugins tab"/>
     <ul>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan for Plugins</strong>
+         <strong>Scan for Plugins</strong> will initiate an immediate scan of
+         the system for available plugins.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Allow Display Plugin Scan Progress</strong>
+         <strong>Always Display Plugin Scan Progress</strong> When enabled a
+         popup window showing plugin scan progress is displayed for indexing
+         (cache load) and discovery (detect new plugins).
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan Time Out</strong>
+         <strong>Scan Time Out</strong> Specify the default timeout for plugin
+         instantiation in 1/10 seconds. Plugins that require more time to load
+         will be blacklisted. A value of 0 disables the timeout.
        </p>
       </li>
     </ul>
@@ -42,22 +48,28 @@ plugins tab"/>
     <ul>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Clear VST Cache</strong>
+         <strong>Clear VST Cache</strong> Remove all VST plugins from the list
+         of plugins available to be inserted into the processor box.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Clear VST Blacklist</strong>
+         <strong>Clear VST Blacklist</strong> Make blacklisted VST plugins
+         available to be added to the processor box.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Scan for [new] VST Plugins on Application Start</strong>
+         <strong>Scan for [new] VST Plugins on Application Start</strong> When
+         enabled new VST plugins are searched, tested and added to the cache
+         index on application start. When disabled new plugins will only be
+         available after triggering a 'Scan' manually.
        </p>
       </li>
       <li>
        <p>
-         <strong>Linux VST Path:</strong>
+         <strong>Linux VST Path:</strong> Launch a dialog to manage the
+         directories that will be searched for Linux VST plugins.
        </p>
       </li>
     </ul>

diff --git a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/11_gui.html b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/11_gui.html
index b0714dbf0cf772090f0831e0e4c95c023b3942c6..25c47a1164964cd9e2ac8c91d3abedaf25d82466 100644 (file)
--- a/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/11_gui.html
+++ b/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/11_gui.html
@@ -20,64 +20,47 @@ gui tab"/>
   </li>
   <li>
     <p>
-      <strong>Use name highlight bars in region display</strong>
+      <strong>Use name highlight bars in region display</strong> When enabled the
+      region name is displayed, in the editor,  in it's own bar at the bottom of
+      the region. When disabled, the region name is display at the top of the
+      region, possibly over audio waveforms or MIDI notes.
     </p>
   </li>
   <li>
     <p>
-      <strong>Font scaling</strong>
+      <strong>Font scaling</strong> allows the display size of some text in the
+      user interface to be scaled up or down. May require a restart to take
+      affect.
     </p>
   </li>
   <li>
     <p>
-      <strong>Update transport clock display at FPS</strong>
+      <strong>Update transport clock display at FPS</strong> when enabled the transport clock
+      will update at the synchronization framerate instead of the default 100&nbsp;ms rate.
     </p>
   </li>
   <li>
     <p>
-      <strong>Lock timeout</strong>
+      <strong>Lock timeout</strong> Lock GUI after this many idle seconds (zero to never
+      lock). GUI may also be locked with <kbd class="menu">Session &gt; Lock</kbd>. When
+      locked a dialog will display a &quot;Click to unlock&quot; button.
     </p>
   </li>
   <li>
     <p>
-      <strong>Mixer Strip</strong>
+      <strong>Mixer Strip</strong> Enable (checked) or disable (unchecked) display of
+      controls in the mixer strip. Controls whose display can be toggled are
+      <strong>Input</strong>, <strong>Phase&nbsp;Invert</strong>,
+      <strong>Record&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Monitor</strong>, <strong>Solo&nbsp;Iso/Lock</strong>,
+      <strong>Output</strong>, and <strong>Comments</strong>.
+    </p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p>
+      <strong>Use narrow strips in the mixer by default</strong> When enabled, new mixer
+      strips are created in narrow format. When disabled, they are created in wide format.
+      Existing mixer strips width can be toggled with the width control at the top left of
+      the mixer stip.
     </p>
-    <ul>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Input</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Phase Invert</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Record &amp; Monitor</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Solo Iso/Lock</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Output</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Comments</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-      <li>
-       <p>
-         <strong>Use narrow strips in the mixer by default</strong>
-       </p>
-      </li>
-    </ul>
   </li>
 </ul>